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Academics

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Fairfield12 to 1
Marist15 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Fairfield100%
Marist45%
Average faculty salary
Fairfield$119,683
Marist$99,779

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Fairfield$15,558
Marist$14,663
Endowment per student
Fairfield$64,846
Marist$78,152
Tuition share of core revenue
Fairfield68%
Marist63%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Fairfield1,207
Marist1,226
Most popular majors
Fairfield

Finance, General 18% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 18% · Marketing/Marketing Management, General 10%

Marist

Business Administration and Management, General 19% · Communication, General 12% · Psychology, General 9%

Your major

Pick a field of study to see which of these colleges award bachelor's degrees in it, how many, and what graduates earn .

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why